Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Branching Out
| Recorded | Sep 1958 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Catalog | RLP 12-285 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 421358 |
The record
Johnny Griffin's tough tenor squares off against Nat's cornet on this fall '58 date, the two horns trading blues phrases with real heat. Gene Harris and his future Three Sounds mates supply the loose, rolling bottom.
Session personnel
- Andrew Simpkins — bass
- Nat Adderley — cornet
- Bill Dowdy — drums
- Gene Harris — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-285 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1958 | Riverside Records — MONO |
| 1958 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-285 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1986 | Riverside Records · 285 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1996 | Riverside Records · VICJ-2185 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2008 | Riverside Records · UCCO-9366 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2016 | Jazz Workshop (2) · JW-067 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 180g |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · 0025218625524 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Andrew Simpkins also plays on
Nat Adderley also plays on
Bill Dowdy also plays on